steering wheel noises

[tdipoet]

anyone else have the passat steering wheel scrape?

know how to kill it?

 

[coolsio1234]

steering wheel scrape on my 97

i dont know how to get rid of it...... im thinking its the airbag plug making noise while it turns

 

[christi]

It is the contact ring for the horn.

On the back of the steering wheel there is a copper ring about maybe 3 inches diameter.

On the indicator stalk mechanism there is a contact that wipes on the back of the steering wheel.

A little bit of vaseline on the contact will get rid of the noise.

If you put you head underneath the steering column and look up into the gap between the column and the steering wheel then you see the contact. You can put a dab of vaseline on a small screwdriver and transer it to the contact by poking it up into the gap. No need to take the steering wheel off.

 

[jck66]

Thanks for the great info, christi. Spot-on as usual.

I was kind of starting to like the scraping noise...

 

[colucci]

I love the divided forums!!!! Finally I can get to the bottom of some of the annoyances.

Bye-Bye Scrapie-Scrapie!!!

Thanks Christi
D'nardo

 

[christi]

The metal bit that you see on the bottom of this stalk is the horn contact that makes the scraping noise.

 

[Oo-v-oO]

My '98 Jetta does that - sometimes. Might do it for a day or so, then goes silent for a week or a month, you never know. Now I know what to do about it next time it begins making noises. Thanks!

-Lee

 

[quincey]

MY 98 Jetta TDI has that scraping sound in the steering wheel, it is great to learn about the "cure". Thanks for the tip.